That record bid was placed by Kiyoshi Kimura, known as the 'Tuna King,' who operates the Sushi Zanmai restaurant chain. With the market returning to form, it’s clear that the allure of Japan’s ...

The highest priced tuna for all but one of the years came from Ōma in Aomori Prefecture in Japan’s northern Tōhoku ... Hokkaidō pulled in the highest bid. Toi Fisheries Cooperative is located ...

The 232.6-kilogramme (512-pound) bluefin tuna -- caught off Japan's northern region of Aomori -- fetched a winning bid of JPY 16.28 million (USD 176,000), said an official at the Tsukiji fish market.

Tokyo (CNN) — A bluefin tuna about the size of a motorcycle ... s Toyosu fish market on January 5, Japanese news agency Kyodo reported. The bid marks the second highest price since the seafood ...

The sale is the second highest price ever paid at the annual new year auction at Toyosu Fish Market in the Japanese capital. Onodera Group, which had the winning bid, said the tuna - which weighs ...

Japanese researchers say they have determined how long people should wait to eat chilled tuna sashimi after thawing. It is known that some amino acids in fresh fish that bring out savory flavors ...

The winning bid again came from ... salmon, and Japanese common squid have all declined in recent years. While high-end products like bluefin tuna and sea urchin, delicacies that feature ...

A celebrated Japanese sushi businessman, nicknamed "Tuna King", paid $1.8 million for a giant tuna at New Year's auction at Tokyo's main fish market on Sunday. A Japanese sushi entrepreneur paid a ...

Sushi restaurateurs in Tokyo say they have paid 207m yen ($1.3m; £1m) for a bluefin tuna which is about the size and weight of a motorbike. The sale is the second highest price ever paid at the ...